Chihiro Kaneko draws attention from Yu Darvish, others, because of change-up
Chihiro Kaneko, as a 35-year-old veteran of 13 seasons, probably possesses a fair amount of wisdom he can impart on the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitchers younger than him. Even those who have already moved on. Former Fighters ace and current Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish ...
Fighters ship outfielder Hiromi Oka to Marines for lefty pitcher Takahiro Fujioka
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have traded outfielder Hiromi Oka to the Chiba Lotte Marines in exchange for left-handed pitcher Takahiro Fujioka, the teams announced Thursday. In another trade announced the same day, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks sent left-handed pitcher Yuya Iida to the Hanshin ...
Fujioka pitches Marines past Tigers; Lotte remains perfect in interleague play
Takahiro Fujioka worked seven-plus innings as the Pacific League's Chiba Lotte Marines defeated the Hanshin Tigers 5-2 on Sunday afternoon to remain perfect in interleague play. Lotte has won six straight games overall. Fujioka (3-1) was able to mix up his fastball with a sharp ...
